Community Tasting Note
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Montesquieu Likes this wine: 97 points
November 4, 2023 - 100-rated 2009 Bordeaux dinner: Tonight's event featured eight 100-point-professinally-rated (by Parker and/or Dunnuck) 2009 Bordeaux reds plus Yquem. The reds: Montrose, Pontet-Canet, Leoville Poyferre, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Smith Haut Lafitte, Clinet, Clos Fortet, and Troplong Mondot. All were purchased upon release, properly cellared, and decanted 3 hours before consumption over another 2-3 hours. In general, IMO and by consensus, none of the reds drank close to perfection. Did they on release? No idea. Will they in time? No idea. I rated them in a relatively tight band of 93-97 tonight. If I owned them, I'd wait on all and gamble on tertiary development. None had material tertiary flavors now. I would hold and gamble on their getting better with it than without. WOTN was unquestionably the d'Yquem. Unlike the reds, it was immortal and perfect.
The Montrose was my red WOTN. Two others agreed with me, but the other table rated it at the bottom of their list. I found it beautifully lean, balance, and full of attractive cedar and lead notes.11 people found this helpful 4,060 views
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wineotim commented:
11/5/23, 9:02 AM - What a great evening this must have been, good reading for me. Thanks.